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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *xwVwɨ
Meaning: grave, tomb
North Caucasian: *fiwɨ ( ~ -b-,-o)
Basque: *hobi
Comments and references : Reconstruction of the predecessor of the rare PNC phoneme *f and Bsq *h is still uncertain. Etymological comparison suggested by John Bengtson.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *fiwɨ ( ~ -b-,-o)
Meaning: grave
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *xʷibV
Proto-Lak: haw
Proto-Dargwa: *χ:Iʷab
Proto-Lezghian: *χut: ( ~ *χ:-)
Notes: Reconstructed for the PEC level. We can also reconstruct the obl. base *fiw-dV- (*fib-dV-), reflected in PA *xʷidV- = Lak. hat:a- / ħat:a-. = PL *χu-t:.
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *xʷibV
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: grave
Avar: χob
Chadakolob: ħub
Andian language: šub
Akhvakh: šobe
Chamalal: hob
Tindi: hoba
Karata: xobo
Botlikh: xumu
Bagvalal: xʷob (Tlis.)
Godoberi: šubu
Comments: Av. paradigm C (χabá-l, χába-l / χáb-zal, Chad. ħubá-l, ħúba-l). Nasal -m- in Botl. is not quite clear. Cf. also Cham. Gig. hubu, Kar. Tok. xobi. The oblique base for this noun can be reconstructed as PA *xʷidV-, cf. Tind. hoja (used as a variant of hoba), Kar. Arch. xodaj, Botl. obl. xud-, God. obl. šud-, plur. šuda-l ('graveyard'), And. (Khaidakov) šuli-bol ( < *šudi-bol) id., Cham. plur. hod-dali.
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Lak etymology :

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Lak root: haw
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: grave
Lak form: haw
Comments: Obl. base hat:a-. Cf. Khosr. haw, hat:a- id. With pharyngealisation (expressive?) cf. also Lak. ħat:a-lu, Khosr. haIt:a-lu 'graveyard'.
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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *χ:Iʷab
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: grave
Akusha: ħaIb
Chiragh: χ:Iab
Comments: Cf. also Ur. ħʷaIb, Kub. χ:Iab, Tsud. χ:Iʷab.
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *χut: (~*χ:-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: 1 stone 2 tomb-stone
Rutul: duχul 1
Kryz: χud 1,2
Comment: In Rutul there's a frequent suffix -ul and metathesis. Rut. duχul = Kryz. χud-il 'tomb-stone'.
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Basque etymology :

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Proto-Basque: *hobi
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: grave, tomb
Bizkaian: obi
Gipuzkoan: obi
High Navarrese: obi
Low Navarrese: hobi
Lapurdian: hobi
Zuberoan: hobi
Roncalese: obi
Comments: This word is a homonym of Bsq *ho[gu]i 'gum, tissue around teeth' (q.v.) in some dialects, but is of distinct origin. Cf. PNC *fiwɨ 'grave'.
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